Toulouse-Blagnac airport experienced a rather dynamic summer: 1.2 million passengers between July and August, i.e. 77% of the reference summer in 2019. While a full recovery in traffic is expected in 2025, activity shudders. Philippe Crébassa, the chairman of the board is the guest of the morning.
It is the fourth airport in regions, after Nice, Lyon and Marseille. And he employs directly 340 employees (maintenance, reception, parking, operation, etc.) while 4,000 people work on the platform (companies, stores, security, etc.).
Soon a station that will produce hydrogen for the general public
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (ATB) is recovering from the Covid epidemic. In 2022, traffic forecasts are around 6.8 million passengers. This is almost twice as much as the two previous years marked by the pandemic (3.1 million in 2020, 3.8 in 2021). Certainly far from the 2019 record, 9.6 million, but some lights are coming back on. “_We will have around sixty lines this winter, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe has not completely reopened. This summer, leisure traffic on the Maghreb and Southern Europe has brought us “.
Philippe Crébassa, chairman of the board of directors of ATB, looks back on the rather dynamic summer on the Blagnac tarmac, he also answers questions related to CO2 emissions and attacks from associations and politicians, what is sometimes called “the plane bashing“.
Airplanes remain essential on long-distance routes. We are preparing for the arrival of the LGV. Our advantage is ease, we are the leading French airport in terms of quality of service.
The airport opened at the beginning of the year first hydrogen station on an airport platform in France. It distributes hydrogen to operators on the tarmac (buses and various vehicles), but will also be used by individuals in car parks. It will produce green hydrogen from the end of 2022.
This Thursday, September 29, day of general strike, delays are announced at the airport but there is no cancellation.